Insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet published this evening’s Trade Deadline Thoughts, where he noted that the Detroit Red Wings are in the mix on the market’s top two centers: Robert Thomas of St. Louis and the Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck. Thomas, 26, is the bigger fish and likely the #1 overall player available before tomorrow’s 3 … Read more
The Philadelphia Flyers are highly unlikely to be the landing spot for St. Louis Blues star center Robert Thomas if he is traded before the deadline, The Athletic’s Kevin Kurz reported today. A Flyers team source told Kurz that the team considers a trade for Thomas “completely unreasonable,” and with that feeling likely a result … Read more
The Sabres are a late but aggressive entrant in talks to acquire center Robert Thomas from the Blues, reports Darren Dreger of TSN. Their offer contains multiple first-round picks or equivalent pieces, Chris Johnston of TSN and The Athletic relays. However, talks haven’t progressed far enough yet for the Blues to ask Thomas to waive his no-trade … Read more
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the New York Rangers are facing a possible issue with defenseman Adam Fox. Meanwhile, the Detroit Red Wings are aggressively shopping for a top-six center and have reportedly eyed two big names. Finally, the Boston Bruins are eyeing help on the wing from Vancouver, and the Edmonton Oilers could face … Read more
3/1: As expected, Thomas has been activated from injured reserve ahead of Saturday’s game against New Jersey. He had been on injured reserve with an injury sustained in January and took a personal leave of absence following the Olympic break. In a corresponding move, St. Louis has designated Robby Fabbri to the non-roster list, implying that … Read more
The St. Louis Blues will be without their leading scorer and top center as they return from the Olympic break. The team announced that Robert Thomas will be taking a personal leave of absence until Friday of this week. He will miss Thursday’s game against the Seattle Kraken but should be back with the team … Read more
As the Vancouver Canucks enter a turning point for the organization, much has been made of the trade candidacy of center Elias Pettersson. Multiple teams have shown interest in the former 102-point scorer, but there are no reports of any substantial developments. Furthermore, it doesn’t sound like Pettersson has any interest in leaving Vancouver. Speaking … Read more